Plant flat-collapsible-container

Abstract

A plant sleeve or plant bag made from a first panel of thin heat-sealable film and a second panel of thin heat-sealable film. The first panel and second panel are joined together along a first longitudinally-extending seam and a second longitudinally-extending seam. The first longitudinally-extending seam forms a first angle between 55° and 65° with a transverse axis of the container. The second longitudinally-extending seam forms a second angle of between 85° and 90° with the transverse axis. The sleeve or bag can include a protruding portion which extends beyond a transversely-extending edge of the container. The protruding portion can have perforations.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A plant flat-collapsible-container comprising: a first panel made of thin, heat-sealable film;   a second panel made of thin, heat-sealable film, said second panel adjacent to said first panel;   a first longitudinally-extending seam and a second longitudinally-extending seam, said first and second panels joined together along said first and second longitudinally-extending seams, said first and second longitudinally-extending seams forming longitudinally-extending sides of the container;   a first panel transversely-extending long edge forming an edge of said first panel;   said first panel transversely-extending long edge freely separable from said second panel to form a large opening into an interior of the container;   a short transversely-extending side defined by said container, said short transversely-extending side opposite said first panel transversely-extending long edge,   a first portion of said container is separable from a second portion of said container along a longitudinally extending tear line, and wherein   a separation is formed between said first and second container portions when said first and second portions are separated along said tear line, and wherein   said separation facilitates removal of a plant from said container, and wherein   said first longitudinally-extending seam forms a first angle between 55° and 65° with a transverse axis of the container; and   said second longitudinally-extending seam forms a second angle with the transverse axis of the container, said second angle being between 85° and 90°, and wherein said first and second angles are interior angles on the same side of the transverse axis.   
     
     
       2. The flat-collapsible-container of claim 1 further comprising: a transversely extending tear line intersecting said longitudinally extending tear line.